Pichhle-pahar Ke SannaTe Mein

pichhle pahr ke sannaTe mein

kis ki siski kis ka nala

kamre ki KHamosh faza mein dar aaya hai

zor hawa ka TuT chuka hai

khule dariche ki jali se

nannhi nannhi bunden chhan kar

sab konon mein phail gai hain

aur mere ashkon se

un ke hath ka takiya bhig gaya hai

kitni zalim

kitni gahri tariki hai

khula daricha thar-thar-thar-thar kanp raha hai

bhigi miTTi saundhi KHushbu chhoD rahi hai

ude baadal

kale ambar ki jhilon mein Dub gae hain

kis ke ruKHsaron ki larzish dekh raha hun

kis ki zulfon ki shiknon se khel raha hun

chupke chupke leTe leTe soch raha hun

pichhle pahr ka sannaTa hai

kis ki siski kis ka nala

kamre ki KHamosh faza mein dar aaya hai

ghane daraKHton mein purwa ki siTi gunji

do dikshon mein qaidi ruhen chiKH rahi hain

konon mein dubke hue jhingar chillate hain

mehrabon se bhuton ke sar Takraate hain

qile ke ek burj ke andar

ek pari (shilaT ki rani)

KHandaq ke an-dekhe pani ki gahrai

andeshe ke baalishton se map rahi hai

mazi ki DewDhi ki chilman

khule dariche ki jali se

chhan chhan aaen

rup ki jot hina ki lali kal ki yaaden

saundhi KHushbu ThanDi bunden

kal ke basi aansu jin se

farda ke baalin ka parda bhig raha hai

sehr-zada mahbus hasina

sapnon ke shilaT ki rani

aainon mein husn-e-shikasta dekh rahi hai

kitne chehre TuTe TuTe

pahchane an-pahchane se

aage pichhe aage pichhe bhag rahe hain

qile ke aaseb ki surat kis ki siski kis ka nala

kamre ki KHamosh faza mein dar aaya hai

bichhDe logo piyare logo

chahen bhi to nam tumhaare jaan sakenge?

kaise manen tum ko hamare

ji lene ki mar lene ki

KHushi hui afsos hua hai

tum kya jaano

kis ke hath ka takiya

kis ke garm ashkon se bhig raha hai

khule dariche ki jali se chimTi aankho

ek lamhe ke kaunde mein tum

kin kin ajnabi chizon ko pahchan sakogi

jiwan-khel mein haare logo

bichhDe logo piyare logo

barkha ki lambi raaton mein

kamre ki KHamosh faza mein

pichhle pahr ke sannaTe mein

rote rote jagne wale

hum logon ko so lene do

aur sawera ho lene do